Selection superstitions

Adrian Furnham

A chapter in Head & Heart Management, 2008, pp 152-154 from Palgrave Macmillan

Abstract: Abstract There is a famous story that illustrates what psychologists call “superstitious behavior”. An animal psychologist had a lab full of pigeons he was using to explore the implications of behavior theory. Pigeons demonstrated they had shape and colour discrimination, and quite a bit more. They had become quite used to the old food-for-a-correct-answer routine.

Keywords: Colour Discrimination; Human Side; Trait Indicator; Time Feeder; Taxonomic Theory (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2008
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DOI: 10.1057/9780230598317_58

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